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STOCKING SUPPORTER.

No. 320,301. Patented June 16, 1885.

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CHRISTOPHER O. SHELBY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STOCKING-SUPPORTER.

tZPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.320,301, dated June 16,1885.

Application filed April 7, 1885.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER O. SHELBY, of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStocking-Supporters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to thefigures and letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention has for its object to improve the construction of thatclass of gentlemens stocking-supporters or garters which encircle thecalf of the wearers leg, and are provided with a depending portion and aclasp for attachment to the stocking; and it consists in certain noveldetails of construction, which I will now proceed to describe.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a view of a garter provided with myimprovements; Figs. 2 and 3, modifications of the same; and Fig. 4 is aview of the clasp on the end of the webbing.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate like parts.

A represents a piece of elastic webbing, provided at or near one endwith a hook, B, and at its other end with an adjustable sliding clasp,0, adapted to slide upon the webbing, and forming a loop within which isa metal ring, D. The clasp C is constructed, as shown in Fig. 4, of ametal plate provided with the ears or lugs c a, perforated as shown,said perforations forming the bearing for an angular locking-plate, (I,provided with serrations on its edge for engaging and holding the claspfrom sliding on the webbing. A small slot, e, is provided near one endof the plate, and also several projections or teeth, ff. The end of thewebbing is fastened to the clasp by being inserted through. the slot 6in the plate, bent over, and the teeth f f inserted through it and bentdown, fastening it securely to said plate, and as the strain on thewebbing will be lengthwise of the plate the webbing will have an extrabearing against the edge of the slot. and will not pull or tear out theend, as it would were it connected directly to the projections ff. Thesize of the loop, and consequently the length of the webbing encirclingthe leg, in which the ring D is, can be regu- (No model.)

the wearer.

The clamp E, connecting the depending portion and ring, is clampedsecurely to the former, but is permitted to slide a little on the ring,so that friction incident to the movement of the depending portion willnot wear it, but will. come upon the clamp, or it may be clamped rigidlyto both ring and depend ing loop, if desired.

Various modes of attaching the cord and the ring by the clamp may beemployedsuch, for instance, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In the former thecord is shown passing around the outside of the ring, and where it iscrossed a single clamp fastening is employed; and in the latter the cordis passed around without being crossed, and is secured by two clamps,one on either side, as shown. In both these forms it will be observedthat the ring is subjected to all wear in the loop of the webbingencircling the leg, and the cord,which is 011 the outside, gives anornamental appearance to the garter.

This garter is ornamental in appearance, serviceable, and can bemanufactured very cheaply, and is a decided improvement on the gartersnow on the market, for the reason that in those the webbing connectingwith the clasp is looped through. the ring attached to the webbingencircling the leg, and slides upon it, and is subjected to wear; but itwill be seen my invention obviates this by providing the metal loopsliding in the ring.

I claim as my invention 1. In a stockingsupporter, the combination ofthe webbing having the hook and inclosing thewearefis leg, the ringattached to said webbing, the depending portion having the clasp forattachment to the stocking, and the independent metal clamp connectingthe depending port-ion and ring, substantially as described.

2. In a stockirig-supporter, the combination of the webbing having thehook and encircling the wearers leg, the ring connected thereto,

the depending portion having the clasp for attachment to the stocking,and the independent metal clamp secured rigidly to the depending portionand sliding on the ring, substantially as described.

f 3. The cB'mbination, with the webbing and the clasp for varying thesize of the loop in which the ring is secured, consisting of the platehaving the cars (l (l, the cam plate mounted therein, the slot 6, andprojections ff, IQ

of the ring, the depending portion having the clasp for attachment tothe stocking, and the clamp for securing the ring to said dependingportion, substantially as described.

' CHRISTOPHER O. SHELBY.

\Vitnesses:

S. 'VAN ZANDT, WM. 0. SHELBY.

